whisht

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whisht

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From Middle English qwyst, whisht, whist, imitative, though perhaps influenced by other verbs in wh- used in the imperative or by hust (adjective).

interjection wheesht · weesht · whish · whist

Ireland, Northumbria, Scotland, UK, especially Shush, silence, be quiet! [O]h! how he did bellow, an' how he did squeal. "Whisht, alanna," sed Judy, "there's no fear o' yer; shure it's only ovir the stone bridge we're goin'."
A sound often used to calm livestock, cattle, sheep etc.

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@misc{whisht_2026,
  title = {whisht},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whisht},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}